‘Stuck for hours, very disturbing’: Shambhu border closure over farmers’ march cripples Ambala-Chandigarh highway traffic

​Extensive security for a farmers’ march caused a massive traffic jam on Tuesday. Traffic was diverted from the Amritsar-Delhi GT Road to the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway. This diversion led to significant congestion on the Lehli-Lalru stretch for several hours. Thousands of commuters, including office-goers and students, were severely affected by the prolonged delays. Emergency services also faced difficulties navigating through the heavily congested highway. Extensive security for a farmers’ march caused a massive traffic jam on Tuesday. Traffic was diverted from the Amritsar-Delhi GT Road to the Ambala-Chandigarh National Highway. This diversion led to significant congestion on the Lehli-Lalru stretch for several hours. Thousands of commuters, including office-goers and students, were severely affected by the prolonged delays. Emergency services also faced difficulties navigating through the heavily congested highway.